North Korea cuts South Korea off

North Korea's KCNA news agency reported that the North Korean military will cut off roads and railways connecting the two countries from Wednesday and will reinforce its troops in border areas. The announcement marks a rare escalation in activity near the border separating the two Koreas in recent years. In July, South Korea's military said the Nor

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18-year-old Nepalese man breaks record

An 18-year-old Nepalese mountaineer has broken the record for being the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks. An 18-year-old Nepalese mountaineer broke the record for being the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks on Wednesday (Oct. 9). Nima Rinji Sherpa's team said he had successfully scale

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